Open AccessLeft atrial volume during stress is associated with increased risk of arrhythmias in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Limongelli,
Vincenzo Fioretti,
Marco Di Maio,
Marina Verrengia,
Marta Rubino,
Rita Gravino,
Daniele Masarone,
Antonello D’Andrea,
Quirino Ciampi,
Eugenio Picaño,
Perry Elliott,
Giuseppe Pacileo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular echography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2347-193X
pISSN - 2211-4122
DOI - 10.4103/jcecho.jcecho_45_18
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , ventricular tachycardia , heart failure , ejection fraction , clinical endpoint , cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death , supraventricular arrhythmia , clinical trial
In patients affected by hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), left atrial volume index (LAVi) is associated with an increased risk of tachyarrhythmias and major clinical events. To date, the clinical meaning of LAVi measured during exercise (stress LAVi [sLAVi]) has not yet been investigated in HCM. This study sought to evaluate the correlation between LAVi/sLAVi and clinical outcome (risk of arrhythmias and heart failure [HF]) in patients with HCM.